College Republicans

College Republicans look to reinvite Minuteman founder Gilchrist

College Republicans president William Prasifka, CC ’12, said Gilchrist's visit would be for the sake of free speech, not to incite controversy.

ORIENTATION 2011: Check out these headline-making campus groups

A brief summary of the some of the many student groups you can join at Columbia.

Right-wing prejudice

CU Republicans use racist tactics to market their events.

Dems, Republicans debate immigration

To some at the Columbia Political Union’s immigration debate on Tuesday night, it was the audience interjections that fueled the discussion.

Students debate implications of health care legislation

Students from opposite ends of the political spectrum said they were happy about provisions in the health care legislation that supported the needs of college students.

CU students debate Guantánamo Bay

Tuesday night, politically-minded students crowded into a Hamilton classroom to watch the Columbia University College Democrats and Republicans debate the Guantánamo Bay detention facility in Cuba.

Wild, wild Wilders

Wilders’ speech, while beginning as a discussion of free discourse, soon devolved into little more than an open, vicious attack on Islam and Muslims, claiming that the ultimate goal of Islam is to conquer the world and forcibly impose itself on the conquered.

Democrats, Republicans debate capital punishment

On Tuesday evening, politically inclined Columbians convened as the College Democrats and Republicans faced off on the issue of capital punishment. Stay tuned for full story.

Why We Miss Reagan

Is it necessary for conservative students like myself to drift away from our foundations in order to be “relevant” to today’s political discussion, or is it possible to return to the philosophy of Reagan Republicans and still have a meaningful voice?

Obama Support Runs High at Bipartisan Campus Event

While visitors to the Broadway Sky Lounge munched on 300 cheeseburgers Tuesday evening at the Columbia Programming Assistants’ event, other Columbians met in the basement of River residence hall fo